Thursday, October 08, 2020

SCHOOLS GET EXTRA MONEY FOR IN-PERSON TEACHING

The piece below is from the Principal's Digest. It is dated October 5. There is more money to cover in-person staffing needs.

I have a question: My circle is limited so does anyone have a need for more in-person teachers? 

My understanding is that it is more like daycare for a few students in the school buildings with some exceptions but remote is becoming very crowded. 

Add to this we have the 169 newly closed schools because there is an increase in COVID-19 in many areas. Chalkbeat has the list of these schools. The system should be all remote with the REC Centers opened for families that need them and maybe something for certain specialized classes that require in-person learning that should be staffed by volunteers. What are they waiting for? What are your school's in-person numbers?

BUDGET

Update to COVID-19 Related Staffing Request and SAM No. 56

As a follow-up to the COVID-19-related staffing request update and School Allocation Memorandum (SAM) No. 56 announcement shared in the September 17 edition of Principals Digest, please note that schools will now be receiving an additional allocation to support in-person staffing needs. To ensure in-person staffing coverage, schools with in-person staffing needs should continue planning to use this allocation, including arranging for per diem substitutes, prep-period coverage, sixth-period shortage, and F-status service.

As with the initial SAM allocation, school budgets will be evaluated to ensure that schools have sufficiently prioritized staffing for student needs. Instances where schools are deemed to have sufficient on-site staff, including Central or ATR staff, who have been deployed but are not on the school’s Table of Organization (TO), this allocation may be recouped in part, or in full, at any point in the future.

For questions on using these resources, contact your BCO director of budget and HR or your HR director for District 75. If you have additional in-person staffing needs that have not been met, please reach out to your superintendent. 

24 comments:

Irv in manhattan said...

My school has less than 20 students showing up per day.

Anonymous said...

My school has not sent any teachers home we're here with 100% online classes. They've labeled us blended teachers and they want us here in case if they need a coverage.

James Eterno said...

Object to your inequitable and unfair treatment 11:31.

Anonymous said...

1131, why havent you walked out, contacted chalkbeat or the ny post, contacted the uft? WHat has the uft done?

Anonymous said...

There's no staffing shortage. Principals are blowing hot air. There wouldn't be an absent teacher reserve if there were a staff shortage.

Anonymous said...

bigger schools who went with Triad model needed staff to either cover in person instruction or remote instruction.

Smaller schools who chose to do all remote and supervise in person need extra subs to supervise the students that work remotely from the classroom.

Really depends on the school and principal, and how many teachers are working remote...so every building has a different need

Anonymous said...

dont forget the teachers going out with coughs for 10 days, they use that money to get a sub for 2 weeks

They also use for a 6th period for teachers

Anonymous said...

Those of us who are working inside the schools right now cannot imagine what it will ever be like having ALL the kids return at once. In our school we have classrooms with 4-5 students vs the 25-30! The buildings are quiet as a bee its a revolution in nyc public schools. Having 2 cohorts coming in for the week split up in half makes one realize how the fuk did we ever manage all these kids at once!!!
The equation is this: First you just have half the students in the building. Second, out of these students part of this group opted for all remote learning. Then there is the attendance of the groups which is poor consequently resulting in our schools being quiet like a honey bee. Float like a butterfly sting like a bee.

Anonymous said...

I am full remote, get about 10% attendance. Pathetic. One class had 1 show up yesterday. No matter how low the bar is, students can't get over it. Can't even turn on a computer.

Anonymous said...

25 years of being abused with class lists of 60+ in total disregard of well settled education theory, much less any sense of humanity. Now 2 kids in 3 classes, 0 in the other 2. I'm surfin' this wave till daddy takes the T Bird away.

Unknown said...

My school had 14 kids in it today. 14.

Anonymous said...

D75 WE HAVE A STUDENT CURRENTLY IN SCHOOL COUGHING UP A LUNG AND ON MY PERSONAL THERMOMETER A 101.2 FEVER BUT ON THE SCHOOL SUCKY THERMOMETER ITS OF COURSE 97.7!!! NURSE AND AP SAID IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT MY THERMOMETER SAYS.

Anonymous said...

Where is the uft?

BFS Union
@BFSUnion
BREAKING: We won!! The school has agreed to withdraw the petition with no conditions!!
9:47 PM · Oct 7, 2020·Twitter for iPhone

Anonymous said...

Strike equals victory. Where is the uft?

BFS Union
@BFSUnion
BREAKING: We won!! The school has agreed to withdraw the petition with no conditions!!

The school contacted us tonight and said they will withdraw the petition first thing tomorrow if we end the strike. We agreed.

This is a collectively shared victory, and we have shown that by standing together in solidarity, justice can prevail!

Quinn Zannoni said...

If there is an emergency absence (i.e. a staff is sent home who is showing symptoms) -- a teacher in the building on a remote-instruction schedule (either blended remote or fully remote) is not allowed to be pulled from their assignment to cover the absence. The rules are the same as during a regular school year -- a teacher may be mandated to use one prep to cover another teacher per term. Viable options for emergency coverage include the Paraprofessional Classroom Manager position, paying a teacher per-session to do the coverage, having an out-of-the-classroom position teacher cover the class, or having an AP cover the class. The PCM position costs money (as does paying a teacher per-session to do an extra coverage) and that is at least part of why Principals are being given money, I believe.

Anonymous said...

LOL...To all of it. Carranza...

Out of an abundance of caution, and to keep
@NYCschools
students, families and staff safe, we are taking action to help stop the spread of COVID-19, including closing all school buildings in areas experiencing elevated rates of COVID-19 transmission.

On Tuesday, the State introduced new restrictions for hotspot areas experiencing spikes in COVID-19 cases. The new restrictions were divided into three color-coded zones — red, orange and yellow — each with different rules for gatherings, schools, and businesses.

We're committed to academic excellence for your child—no matter where they are learning. And we are here to support students and schools in this transition. We will proactively provide you with updates every step of the way, including when your child’s school building can reopen.

Anonymous said...

First, there is no teacher shortage. There never has been one.

Principals are playing a game. They want to make it look like a shortage so they can hire young teachers. Same old dance.

Second, my school has extra teachers. I’m an appointed teacher and I don’t have a program. I do lunch coverages. Oh, and we have 3 atrs. So, you can’t believe the news. Between de blasio and carranza each day I have to laugh at how inept they are. Either they are dumb or playing a game. I can’t believe they are this dumb.

Finally, looking at things positively, I’m almost at retirement age and I keep asking myself,’where can I make well over 100 k and not have any real expectations of having to work a real job?’ The answer:the doe.

Anonymous said...

I feel for the suburban teacher who has to have to answer emails about grades. That can’t be fun.

A quarter of a century in ‘da hood’ and I have never been questioned.

Anonymous said...

Total of 4 remote students all day. Chancellor says academic excellence.

Anonymous said...

Today was so tough. Feeling really defeated. Tears.

Anonymous said...

What's up with those thermometers? The teachers at my school have temperatures between 94-95 degrees!

Anonymous said...

4:07: I'm in your boat. I'm at top salary and I've been an ATR for 3 years. Somedays I sit around and do nothing. I read, go for walks and internet surf. Yet new teachers are making a fraction of my salary and having to work hundreds of times harder. Those teachers should be the ones complaining.

waitingforsupport said...

I love it. These stories are so confirming about what so many always believed. Please continue.

Anonymous said...

Any receive Mulgrew's latest email?